Robotics company Wandercraft received FDA clearance for Eve, a personal, self-balancing exoskeleton. This device helps eligible adults with spinal cord injuries stand up and move around at home.

Before Eve, wheelchair users mostly only had the chance to stand and walk using exoskeletons in rehabilitation centers. Wandercraft, in fact, built an earlier rehab model, Atalante X, that is currently used in more than 150 centers worldwide.

Eve brings that same technology into daily life. Eligible users who can operate Eve’s remote can walk, bend, turn, and use their hands completely hands-free. The device works on level indoor surfaces and attached outdoor spaces like patios. A specially trained companion, however, must be there to supervise.

Wandercraft notes that the Eve exoskeleton isn’t meant to replace a wheelchair, it gives people the choice to stand up to participate in everyday activities.

A New View on Everyday Life

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“FDA clearance of Eve marks one of the most important moments in Wandercraft’s history and a significant step for the people, families, clinicians, researchers, and partners who helped make it possible,” Matthieu Masselin, co-founder and CEO of Wandercraft, explained. “Together, Atalante X and Eve may offer eligible users a pathway from walking during rehabilitation to upright mobility at home, whether making coffee at the kitchen counter, reaching for a book, or spending time with friends on the patio.”

“For years, I experienced much of the world while seated,” Caroline Laubach, a test pilot for the device, added. “Using Eve transformed ordinary moments in ways I never expected, like having conversations eye-to-eye whether seated or standing, getting a cup from the highest kitchen cabinet, and simply bringing a new type of confidence into my life.”

Getting the Exoskeleton

Wandercraft plans to commercially launch Eve in the U.S. on Sept. 17, 2026.

To get Eve, a prescription from a licensed healthcare practitioner is required. Additionally, users must go through a clinical assessment, get fitted, and finish five two-hour training sessions with their companion.

The company also has access specialists to help people file insurance claims. They expect Eve to be eligible for Medicare reimbursement within 60 to 90 days.